Characterisation of phenolic resin and nanoclay admixture and its effect on impreg wood

• Main Authors: Leemon, Nabil Fikri, Ashaari, Zaidon, Uyup, Mohd Khairun Anwar, Bakar, Edi Suhaimi, Md. Tahir, Paridah, Saliman, Mohd Anuar Ridzuan, Ghani, Mohd Aizat, Lee, Seng Hua
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44023/1/Characterisation%20of%20phenolic%20resin%20and%20nanoclay%20admixture%20and%20its%20effect%20on%20impreg%20wood.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44023/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00226-015-0754-4

Bulking treatment with low molecular weight phenol formaldehyde (LmwPF) resin has been found to successfully enhance the properties of low-density wood but emit higher formaldehyde. Incorporation of nanoparticle to the phenolic matrix could possibly reduce the use of high concentration LmwPF and thu...